Governors' Mansions of the Midwest Governors' Mansions of the Midwest Governors' Mansions of the Midwest

Beschreibung

Beschreibung

An illustrated architectural exploration of the history of 12 prominent mansions in the Midwest. Although most early governors did not live in mansions, staying instead in boarding houses or hotels, over time states recognized the need to provide more appropriate lodging for their chief executives.

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Since the early 1980s Ann Liberman has been researching governors' mansions. Her inspiration came after a visit with the governor of Arkansas; she had been struck by the social and historical differences between the Arkansas governor's mansion and the governor's mansion in her home state of Missouri. She resides in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband. Alise O'Brien is a photographer in St. Louis, Missouri. She was Architectural and Interior Photographer for If Walls Could Talk, by former first lady of Missouri Jean Carnahan.